Est. 2009
LINEAGE:
Beethoven →
Czerny →
Liszt →
Leschetizky →
Busoni →
Petri →
Pressler →
Coleman →
Ragghianti
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Private Instruction from 5 - 100;
Beginners, Intermediate, or Advanced Players
Repertoire Coaching
Performance Coaching
Audition Mentoring
Theory Training
Classical piano study in the
Czerny tradition: disciplined technique, expressive artistry, lasting confidence.
Private Piano Lessons
One-on-one sessions tailored to your current level.
Weekly In-Home or In-Studio
30 minutes
$40
Ideal for young beginners or focused technique.
60 minutes
$70
For serious learners, teens, and adults.
Private Composition Lessons
One-on-one sessions tailored to your current abilities and interests.
Starting from $50/session (bi-weekly)
Music Theory Bootcamp
Intensive three-month bootcamp covering reading, harmony, and ear training through weekly, one-hour lessons intended to bring a student from little to no understanding to fluency.
$900/session (12 sessions)
Songwriting & Composition Mentoring
Guided mentorship to turn ideas into polished original songs. Not a lesson but a dynamic and creative mentorship to help fledgling ideas take flight.
Starting from $75/session, one-off, as needed.
College or Ensemble Audition Mentoring
Focused coaching in a private Master Class style with the aim of perfecting repertoire and performance etiquette.
$85/session — scheduled individually.
Repertoire Coaching
Private master-level coaching that refines tone, phrasing, articulation, and expressive depth within your chosen pieces—whether for stage, studio, jury, or personal mastery.
$85/session — scheduled individually.
Performance Coaching
Personalized sessions that strengthen stage presence, confidence, and musical communication—whether you're preparing for recital, jury, competition, band show, or church service. Focused on expression, poise, mental preparation, and connecting authentically with an audience.
$85/session — scheduled individually.
Musical mastery begins with a strong foundation, not shortcuts or social-media gimmicks.
We teach everyone from 5 to 100 years old, because it’s never too early or too late to enrich your life with music: to strengthen hand and mind, sharpen memory, ease strain, preserve dexterity, and fill each day with the beauty of melody and harmony.
I’m Blake Ragghianti—a professional pianist and classical composer since 2005. I trained in music theory, piano performance and pedagogy, and composition, with Donald and Colette Wilkins (Carnegie Mellon University), Harry Coleman (Indiana University Bloomington), and Kenneth Burky and Amanda Ford (Duquesne University), respectively. My pedagogical lineage descends directly from Beethoven and Liszt and is rooted in disciplined technique and expressive interpretation.
Many students want to jump straight into playing their favorite “songs”, but skipping technique in favor of gimmicks and shortcuts leads to long-term frustration and bad habits that stall real progress. My approach—built over 15 years of teaching—uses the centuries-proven Czerny method to develop the whole musician:
strong reading skills,
keen aural recognition,
precise rhythm,
sensitive touch,
“long-phrase” expressiveness,
healthy mechanics, and
real confidence.
This method isn’t rigid—it’s the most fun and effective method for anyone who wants to play more than “Chopsticks” while preventing injury and learning what music is really all about - and with no bad habits.
I bring more than twenty years of creative and professional experience to my teaching, shaped by my work in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, classical composition and performance, arranging, conducting, recording and production, and non-profit management. Since graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music in 2005, I’ve taught piano, theory, and composition while mentoring musicians at every stage—from beginners and returning adults to conservatory-bound students and professional bands looking to refine and elevate their craft.
If you want a disciplined, artistic, and thoughtful classical piano studio—one that trains both the fingers and the imagination—welcome.
Your foundation starts here.
